African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Zorro rojo

Atherurus africanus compared with Vulpes vulpes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Zorro rojo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Hystricidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Atherurus	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Atherurus africanus	Vulpes vulpes

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and Zorro rojo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Vista Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Zorro rojo

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Zorro rojo
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	70 cm
Average Weight	—	6.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zorro rojo

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina).

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

The African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zorro rojo

El zorro rojo (Vulpes vulpes) es el carnivoro salvaje mas ampliamente distribuido de la Tierra. Ha colonizado habitats que van desde la tundra artica hasta entornos urbanos en todo el hemisferio norte y en zonas donde fue introducido en Australia. Se reconoce por su pelaje rojizo, el vientre blanco y la espesa cola. Omnivoro altamente adaptable, el zorro rojo come de todo, desde conejos y ratones de campo hasta frutos y desperdicios humanos. Se comunica con mas de 40 vocalizaciones distintas.